Climate change is a pressing concern as the world deals with heat waves and poor air quality caused by recent wildfires.
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NC Farmers Count On Congress for Support to Fight Climate Change
North Carolina farmers are monitoring a bill that’s been revived in Congress, aimed at improving farm sustainability and reducing the agriculture industry’s contributions to climate change.
A Shortage of Native Seeds is Slowing Land Restoration Across the US
Spring is planting time for home gardeners, landscapers and public works agencies across the U.S.
The Nation’s Biggest Electric Capacity Market Needs Fixing, Critics Say
The nation’s largest grid operator is warning that it might not have enough electric generation in the future to guarantee reliability.
NC’s Black Farmers Can’t Find Affordable Land
With the cost of farmland up by more than 8% percent in North Carolina, the state’s Black farmers are struggling to purchase additional acreage or jumpstart their farming dreams.
North Carolina Seeks Input from Residents on Advanced Clean Trucks Rule
Trucks and buses make up around 3% of road traffic, but emit 26% of North Carolina’s smog and 32% percent of particulate matter and other hazardous air pollutants.
Endangered Green Salamanders in Need of Protection
They’re elusive, colorful, covered in mucus, and an integral part of the local ecosystem currently threatened with extinction.
Why Fusion Ignition Is Being Hailed as a Major Breakthrough in Fusion – A Nuclear Physicist Explains
Fusion is a nuclear reaction that combines two atoms to create one or more new atoms with slightly less total mass.
A Closer Look at the Problem of Contaminated Drinking Water Wells in NC
Under a special state fund 658 drinking water wells were sampled for contamination, many of them in Wake County
Strange Occurrences at Ocracoke Island
Ocracoke Island, one of North Carolina’s popular vacation destinations, has experienced its fair share of phenomena involving sea creatures.